Is CVE-2012-5627 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2012-5627 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2012-5627?

CVE-2012-5627 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2012-5627?

CVE-2012-5627 has an EPSS score of 11.41% (96th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5627?

Upgrade MariaDB to 5.3.12 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2012-5627

MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctl

4.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

Oracle MySQL and MariaDB 5.5.x before 5.5.29, 5.3.x before 5.3.12, and 5.2.x before 5.2.14 does not modify the salt during multiple executions of the change_user command within the same connection which makes it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct brute force password guessing attacks.

CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

MariaDBWindows application

Affected:5.3.0 5.3.12Fixed in:5.3.12MariaDB Corporation Ab

Affected:5.2.0 5.2.14Fixed in:5.2.14MariaDB Corporation Ab

Affected:5.5.0 5.5.29Fixed in:5.5.29MariaDB Corporation Ab

MySQLWindows application

Affected:5.5.0 5.5.29Fixed in:5.5.29Oracle Corporation

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

11.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Exploit2

Vendor Advisory1

mariadb.atlassian.net

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

Other references2

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